20th Century
We’ve Come to Take You Home
This debut takes us into the lives of two 15-year-old girls: Sam Foster, who lives in modern-day England, and Jess Brown,…
A Daughter’s Courage
Renita D’Silva takes the popular parallel-narratives format to a new level with her engrossing saga intertwining four women’s stories. They…
The Girl from Simon’s Bay
Editors' choice
Simon’s Town is on the coast of South Africa and dominated by the Royal Navy port. In 1937, the dockyard…
Racing the Devil: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery
In November 1920, a motor car runs off a Sussex road, killing the young rector at the wheel, and prompting…
Kingdom of Twilight
This lengthy novel begins in German-occupied Poland towards the end of the Second World War, with the German forces in…
The Warden’s Daughter
In the summer of 1959, Cammie O’Reilly is about to turn thirteen. Cammie’s mother died in an accident when she…
A Fortune Foretold
Mid-twentieth century Sweden. By the time Neta is in the 6th grade, she has been “the new girl” so many…
The Dancing Girl and the Turtle
When Song Anyi is orphaned, she decides not to wait for her uncle to fetch her and sets out on…
The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard
The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard is a faithful translation of the diary kept by Ivan Chistyakov, a Russian…
The Alice Network
Editors' choice
1949 London: Charlie St. Clair is unmarried, pregnant, and unwilling to end her “little problem.” She is also dealing with…
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